A Month in Review: February

A Month in Review: February

Waving goodbye to February and hello to March!

That month flew by! The second month in my 365 Books in 365 Days in 2013 Challenge was much harder than the first, mostly because work went from having me at 25-30 hrs/week to 35-40. This resulted in more long days away from my precious books and less sleep to keep my brain going strong when I was conscious and at home. One additional result of this was that my novella reading almost doubled, from 5 in January to 9 in February. There were other circumstances involved with that upswing (Angela Kulig & Larry Kollar’s awesomeness being a main one) but it was definitely trying to fit stuff in my schedule at times too. Now to break down the month of February!

Mount TBR Challenge/2013 TBR Pile – 20 Books Read; Total so far: 46 – My piles are slowly but surely dwindling! I’m almost done with the 2013 TBR Pile with only 4 to go and when I do that will make me 1/3 of the way through Mount TBR too! Huzzah!

2013 Genre Reading Challenge – 7 Books Read; Total so far: 23 – After starting off crazy well in January I slowed way down as I continued to read mostly in my favorite genres depending on my moods. I’m still way ahead of the pace though!

Seriously Series Reading Challenge – 6 Books Read; Total so far: 20 – I slowed down on this one too for some unknown reason. Still almost at the halfway point and I’ve completed 3 series already!

Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge – 1 Book Read; Total so far: 2 – As with every month for this one I can only do one book a month! My book for this challenge in February was The Dead Love Longer by Scott Nicholson!

I’ve kept up with all of my challenges and am already nearing completion on a couple of them which amazes me. I still am trying to find a better balance with reading/posting and work but that might never have a true solution. I did vary up my posts slightly with a few memes and the readathon mixed in but in March I will endeavor to do so even more. I plan to do a WoW post every Wednesday instead of just twice and I would like to do two Stacking the Shelves posts instead of one, but that depends on what I receive/my ability to buy more. Early this month there will be an interview with Sarah-Jane Lehoux as well as my blog’s first giveaway! Make sure to look for those on March 4th & 5th.

Let me know any feedback you have on the last month and improvements or changes I could/should/might want to make. How are you doing on your challenges? Which ones are giving you the most difficulty and why? Are you finding/making time to read? Comment and let me know! March will hopefully be the best month yet in 2013, I can’t wait! Thanks as always for reading! ^.^

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My Rating System

5 Smiling Frodos - I LOVED the book! This is one of my absolute favorites and I will reread it countless times. Recommended for anyone, a must read!

4 Smiling Frodos - A very good read. It had some very minor flaws that kept it from being a favorite but I definitely enjoyed it and will probably reread it when I get the chance. Recommended for anyone.

3 Smiling Frodos - A good book. There are notable flaws in one (or more) of the major categories (Plot/Characters/World Building/Romance/Writing Style) but it isn't enough to stop the book from being enjoyable. 3 is a POSITIVE rating on this blog! Recommended for fans of the book's genre/book's author.

2 Smiling Frodos - A decent book. There are notable flaws in multiple major categories. Too many issues to be a reread. If I rate it a 2 I am not unhappy I read it but I don't recommend the book. Read only if you LOVE the author/series.

1 Smiling Frodo - I'm not a fan. Major issues across the board. Bad flow and feel, major category issues (usually at least 3/5), didn't like the writing and/or the choices the author made. Books receiving a 1 I barely made myself finish, skip it.